Installing Bento 3 - FileMaker

Installing Bento
Welcome to Bento®, the personal database product designed for Mac OS users.
About Bento
Bento is a database application that helps you manage and track the information
that is important to you. Bento has been designed to work interactively with the
Mac OS X Address Book, iCal, and iPhoto applications. If you don’t use Address
Book, iCal, or iPhoto, you can import data from other sources such as spreadsheets,
or create your own data. Bento makes it easy to search, sort, and organize your
contacts, events, tasks, and photos in one place.

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What You Need to Install Bento
To install and use Bento, you need:
1 A Macintosh computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or G4 (867 Mhz or faster)
processor
1 Mac OS X 10.5.7
1 Minimum 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Installing Bento
To install Bento:
1 Insert the installation CD. (If you purchased Bento electronically from the
FileMaker Store, skip this step.)
2 Double-click the CD or disk image.
3 Drag the Bento icon to the Applications folder icon. Bento is installed in the
Applications folder.
4 Double-click the Bento icon in the Applications folder to start Bento.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions.
Upgrading Bento 1 or Bento 2 to Bento 3
When you launch Bento 3 for the first time, it renames your Bento 1 or Bento 2
database and then creates a new database based upon your existing database. If
you need to use Bento 1 or Bento 2 again, see “Reverting to a Previous Version of
Bento” in Bento Help.

Your License Key
Bento software comes with a unique, 35-digit alphanumeric license key. Do not
lose this license key. We recommend that you keep the license key in a safe place in
case the software ever needs to be reinstalled.
You can find your license key on the CD sleeve. If you purchased Bento
electronically from the FileMaker Store, please refer to your order confirmation
email for the location of your license key.
Registering Your Software
Please take a few moments to register your software. You can register the first time
you open Bento or by choosing “Register Bento” from the Bento application menu.
By registering your software, you may be eligible for special offers and other
customer services, such as notification of new versions. This online registration
takes just a few minutes. (You must have an Internet connection.)
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Getting Support and Product Information
The following resources are available:
1 Help: Choose Help > Bento Help. View and search for information as you work in
Bento.
1 User’s Guide: Choose Help > Bento User’s Guide. Open this PDF document to
learn how to organize information with Bento.
1 Tutorial: Choose Help > Video Tutorial. Watch multimedia tutorials to learn how
to use Bento.
1 Bento Forum: Choose Help > Bento Forum. Visit the Bento forum to get technical
support, tips, report problems, and share with others how you use Bento.
1 Bento Template Exchange: Choose Help > Bento Template Exchange. Visit the
Bento template exchange to submit your own templates and download
templates created by other Bento users.
1 Technical Support: Choose Help > Service and Support. Visit the support
website for access to frequently asked questions and tips on using Bento.
1 Product Information: For general product information and updates, go to
www.filemaker.com/products/bento or choose Bento > Check For Updates.
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